About the CU Engineering Fellows

August 28th, 2005, Winter Park, CO— The 2005-2006 Head Fellows, Erin Reed and John O'Brien

The Engineering Fellows of the College of Engineering and Applied Science is an honorary service organization created in the fall of 2004. The Fellows are a select group of academically successful, service-oriented undergraduate students of the College who actively seek to promote academic excellence in the College through peer academic support. Selection and service as a Fellow is one of the College's highest Honors.

Each Fellow serves as a subject matter mentor in one or more areas in which they have a comprehensive understanding of the material. Activities of the Fellows include organized tutorials and review sessions for large courses, and scheduled times that they will be available to provide general academic advice and assistance. Fellows differ from teaching assistants or tutors in that Fellows are likely to have recently taken the relevant courses (in all likelihood from the same instructor), and therefore are able to provide a fresh and focused discussion of difficult concepts.

Fellows have significant flexibility in what they do and how they do it. Each Fellow has the freedom to incorporate concepts and ideas that he or she believes are most effective in aiding others. Acting as both role models and mentors, the Fellows are committed to providing the next generation of engineering students with not only knowledge, but a sense of encouragement that they too can succeed.

Eligibility and selection

Membership in the Fellows is limited to students who have completed at least two years of study at the college level and are in the top 25% of their class by GPA (minimum 3.25). The annual selection cycle begins in the middle of the spring semester when a letter is emailed to all students who appear to meet the above criteria. Interested students who believe they are eligible and do not receive a letter by the end of March should contact the Fellows or the Dean's office.

Eligible students are invited to submit an application (mostly short essay questions) and top applicants are ask to participate in a short interview. After all interviews are completed, the Fellows and the Faculty Advisor meet to select the incoming class of Fellows. Applicants are notified of the panel's decision before the end of the semester. Service as a Fellow begins in the fall semester of the same year.

Additional information can be obtained by sending email to EngFellows@lists.colorado.edu or by contacting the Dean's office.